The MSUM Dragon Cheer team tryouts resulted in a team with 21 members for the 2009-2010 season. The team has 13 returning members and eight rookies. Returning members include 3-year captain and 2007-08 MVP, Senior Morgan Eberhardt, from Fargo South High School.
Also returning are senior Allison Steen, and juniors Kelsey Longwell, captain for the ’09-10 season, Kayla Flach, Kathy Leither, and Jennifer Kelley. Sophomore returners are Jillian Folk, Gabby Thibert, Lindsey Satre, Ingrid Haaland, Sammi Stewart-James, and Michelle Killebrew. NDSU transfer, junior Brianna Cossette joined the team for the spring semester of 2009 and will also be returning.
Rookies are Becca Bjornstad of Walhalla, ND, Linnea Fitterer of New Prague, MN, Kawar Farok of Moorhead, Alyssa Swangler of Fargo, Maggie Toland of Marshall, MN, Tiffany Ulicsni of Brooklyn Park, MN, Ja’Relle Davis of Rosemount, MN, and Kiara Murphy of Bolingbrock, IL.
The highest tryout score honors went to incoming freshman Tiffany Ulicsni and returning junior, 2008-‘09 MVP Kathy Leither.
The cheer team plans to cheer at all home football games, men’s and women’s basketball, and will compete at the United Performing Association (UPA) national championships in Minneapolis in February of 2010.